The Countdown
The Methodology
Negro League stars were disappointingly excluded from the rankings
(Though this is probably for the best as I fear the disrespect of their spots in the list may have been worse than that of their exclusion)
THE LIST (Top 25 revealed tomorrow/Thursday)
1. Babe Ruth
2. Willie Mays
3. Barry Bonds
4. Ted Williams
5. Hank Aaron
6. Ty Cobb
7. Roger Clemens
8. Stan Musial
9. Mickey Mantle
10. Honus Wagner
11. Lou Gehrig
12. Walter Johnson
13. Greg Maddux
14. Rickey Henderson
15. Rogers Hornsby
16. Mike Schmidt
17. Cy Young
18. Alex Rodriguez
19. Albert Pujols
20. Joe Morgan
21. Joe DiMaggio
22. Frank Robinson
23. Randy Johnson
24. Tom Seaver
25. Tris Speaker
26. Steve Carlton
27. Johnny Bench
28. Jimmie Foxx
29. Christy Mathewson
30. George Brett
31. Cal Ripken Jr.
32. Bob Gibson
33. Roberto Clemente
34. Ken Griffey Jr.
35. Nolan Ryan
36. Mel Ott
37. Pete Rose
38. Derek Jeter
39. Eddie Mathews
40. Carl Yastrzemski
41. Pedro Martinez
42. Eddie Collins
43. Brooks Robinson
44. Sandy Koufax
45. Warren Spahn
46. Al Kaline
47. Lefty Grove
48. Nap Lajoie
49. Chipper Jones
50. Pete Alexander
51. Ernie Banks
52. Jackie Robinson
53. Rod Carew
54. Wade Boggs
55. Reggie Jackson
56. Yogi Berra
57. Willie McCovey
58. Robin Yount
59. Bob Feller
60. Ozzie Smith
61. Tony Gwynn
62. Ferguson Jenkins
63. Hank Greenberg
64. Harmon Killebrew
65. Eddie Murray
66. Gaylord Perry
67. Mariano Rivera
68. Jeff Bagwell
69. Frank Thomas
70. Juan Marichal
71. Ivan Rodriguez
72. Bert Blyleven
73. Roberto Alomar
74. Barry Larkin
75. John Smoltz
76. Carlton Fisk
77. Paul Molitor
78. Mike Piazza
79. Robin Roberts
80. Charlie Gehringer
81. Duke Snider
82. Kid Nichols
83. Mark McGwire
84. Willie Stargell
85. Manny Ramirez
86. Gary Carter
87. Frankie Frisch
88. Cap Anson
89. Jim Palmer
90. Craig Biggio
91. Paul Waner
92. Roy Halladay
93. Tom Glavine
94. Jim Thome
95. Sammy Sosa
96. Tim Raines
97. Ron Santo
98. Joe Cronin
99. Al Simmons
100. Phil Niekro
Honorable Mentions
101. Luke Appling
102. Joe Jackson
103. Eddie Plank
104. Dave Winfield
105. Curt Schilling
106. Whitey Ford
107. Johnny Mize
108. Rafael Palmeiro
109. Don Sutton
110. Harry Heilmann
111. Pud Galvin
112. Ryne Sandberg
113. Bill dikkey
114. George Sisler
115. Tim Keefe
116. Dennis Eckersley
117. Sam Crawford
118. Lou Boudreau
119. Rube Waddell
120. Billy Williams
121. Ed Delahanty
122. Edgar Martinez
123. Don Drysdale
124. Arky Vaughan
125. Roy Campanella
The Methodology
Negro League stars were disappointingly excluded from the rankings
(Though this is probably for the best as I fear the disrespect of their spots in the list may have been worse than that of their exclusion)
THE LIST (Top 25 revealed tomorrow/Thursday)
1. Babe Ruth
2. Willie Mays
3. Barry Bonds
4. Ted Williams
5. Hank Aaron
6. Ty Cobb
7. Roger Clemens
8. Stan Musial
9. Mickey Mantle
10. Honus Wagner
11. Lou Gehrig
12. Walter Johnson
13. Greg Maddux
14. Rickey Henderson
15. Rogers Hornsby
16. Mike Schmidt
17. Cy Young
18. Alex Rodriguez
19. Albert Pujols
20. Joe Morgan
21. Joe DiMaggio
22. Frank Robinson
23. Randy Johnson
24. Tom Seaver
25. Tris Speaker
26. Steve Carlton
27. Johnny Bench
28. Jimmie Foxx
29. Christy Mathewson
30. George Brett
31. Cal Ripken Jr.
32. Bob Gibson
33. Roberto Clemente
34. Ken Griffey Jr.
35. Nolan Ryan
36. Mel Ott
37. Pete Rose
38. Derek Jeter
39. Eddie Mathews
40. Carl Yastrzemski
41. Pedro Martinez
42. Eddie Collins
43. Brooks Robinson
44. Sandy Koufax
45. Warren Spahn
46. Al Kaline
47. Lefty Grove
48. Nap Lajoie
49. Chipper Jones
50. Pete Alexander
51. Ernie Banks
52. Jackie Robinson
53. Rod Carew
54. Wade Boggs
55. Reggie Jackson
56. Yogi Berra
57. Willie McCovey
58. Robin Yount
59. Bob Feller
60. Ozzie Smith
61. Tony Gwynn
62. Ferguson Jenkins
63. Hank Greenberg
64. Harmon Killebrew
65. Eddie Murray
66. Gaylord Perry
67. Mariano Rivera
68. Jeff Bagwell
69. Frank Thomas
70. Juan Marichal
71. Ivan Rodriguez
72. Bert Blyleven
73. Roberto Alomar
74. Barry Larkin
75. John Smoltz
76. Carlton Fisk
77. Paul Molitor
78. Mike Piazza
79. Robin Roberts
80. Charlie Gehringer
81. Duke Snider
82. Kid Nichols
83. Mark McGwire
84. Willie Stargell
85. Manny Ramirez
86. Gary Carter
87. Frankie Frisch
88. Cap Anson
89. Jim Palmer
90. Craig Biggio
91. Paul Waner
92. Roy Halladay
93. Tom Glavine
94. Jim Thome
95. Sammy Sosa
96. Tim Raines
97. Ron Santo
98. Joe Cronin
99. Al Simmons
100. Phil Niekro
Honorable Mentions
101. Luke Appling
102. Joe Jackson
103. Eddie Plank
104. Dave Winfield
105. Curt Schilling
106. Whitey Ford
107. Johnny Mize
108. Rafael Palmeiro
109. Don Sutton
110. Harry Heilmann
111. Pud Galvin
112. Ryne Sandberg
113. Bill dikkey
114. George Sisler
115. Tim Keefe
116. Dennis Eckersley
117. Sam Crawford
118. Lou Boudreau
119. Rube Waddell
120. Billy Williams
121. Ed Delahanty
122. Edgar Martinez
123. Don Drysdale
124. Arky Vaughan
125. Roy Campanella
Cal Ripken over Griffey (630hr 1800+ RBI .284 career BA .907 OPS 10 gold gloves) how is he not top 20-25 even with the injuries. People rank him low because his career is seen as a "what could have been" instead of looking at what he did
